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"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a song written in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne. [1] The pair, married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. [2] Regney had been invited by a record producer to write a Christmas song, but he was hesitant due to the commercialism of ...
"Power Windows" is a song written and recorded by singer Billy Falcon for his 1991 major label debut album Pretty Blue World. The song's lyrics discuss two characters, Charlie and Louis. Charlie has material wealth, e.g. "power windows" and "power brakes," but lacks "the power of love" and
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" was released shortly after Thanksgiving in 1962. [3] It was first recorded by Harry Simeone Chorale and sold more than a quarter-million copies during the 1962 holiday season. [3] Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1963, which made it a worldwide hit. [3]
America, I Hear You Singing is an album recorded and released in 1964 by American singers Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, backed by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. [2] The album is a collection of patriotic songs , recorded as a tribute to the assassinated president John F. Kennedy .
Fancy Meeting You Here is a 1958 RCA Victor studio album of duets by the American singers Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney, arranged by Billy May, who also conducted the orchestra. [2] The album was originally issued in both mono and stereo, catalog numbers LPM/LSP 1854.
Billboard reviewed the songs from “Top o’ the Morning” when they were issued as singles, saying: [1] Oh, ‘Tis Sweet to Think Bing and the fem lead from “Top o’ the Morning” do an art song—lyrics by Thomas Moore—charmingly. Not for the masses. The Donovans More from the score—and as Irish as Barry Fitzgerald’s phiz. Special ...
With 50 million copies sold, not only is Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" the best-selling Christmas song of all time, it's also the best-selling single ever, according to Guinness World Records.
The song was nominated for "Best Song" in 1946 but lost out to "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". [2] Dinah Shore's version was biggest in the US reaching the No. 5 spot, while Crosby's version (recorded July 18, 1946) [3] peaked at No. 12. Jo Stafford also had chart success with it and her version achieved the No.11 position. [4]